The Portland daily press., 1887-05-10
THE YOUNG IDEA.
Samples of Intelligent Composition
from a Teachers Memorabilia.
rHarpers weekly.t

The publication of English asShe Is Taught
or genuine answers to questions in the public
schools, as collected by Miss LIE Row, throws
very curious and suggestive light upon the
schools. The schools are not to be summar-
lily denounced for such illustrations of gro
tesque misconception Of the methods of edu.
cation. But the extent of such waste of
time and study should lead to reform, and
the extent is much greater than is supposed
This may be inferred from some notes of the
same kind as those, of Miss LIE Row, made by
another teacher, who has kindly placed them
IN our hands. They show that instruction
In the public schools must be made to con-
form 70 common sense. Here are some of
the children's exercises:
THE LEGEND OF TIRE TROJAN WAR.
The son of the King of Spata abused the
hospitality of the King of Troy by carrying
Oh his most beautiful daughter Helen, at this
the GreclanS fiew to arms to discover the
faithless woman, Troy held out for three
years and at last the Grecians were defeated
and Ulyees had some trouble getting home"
THE FOUNDING OF ROME.
There were some virgils who could tell
whether any one was going to die. One of
them married. 1t was not right for virgils to
marry So they put them in basket on the
tiber, When they grew up, they built Rome
Alba Tonga" -'''''-
Christ was crucifed at Antioch, in Syria.
age, wa y ''''
Christ was crucifed 10 years B. CT
Christ was born at David" duke, ii. ID.
! Christ was crucifed in the reign. of the
Roman Emperor Pharaoh
ACCOUNT OF JULIUS cEsER.
he conquered all the known world-There
was more known than when Augustus reign
ed-He crossed the Rubicon to Alexandria
he made conspiracy against Rome. but
was successful-He came into Spain and to
Rome-At the Senate they pulled their cloaks
around him and said. What Brutus thou
TOO Casca? And in the year 81 B. G. in the
a4tn year OF his reign and the 10th of his life
The fable of the "Fox and the Grapes
was read, with the exception of the moral.
The pupils were asked to write the story and
supply the moral.
rro "A A. horse passing along saw some lucicious
grapes hanging. He picked two and then
Threw them down and went away saving
The grapes are sour
The moral is-he got the grapes
CLEOPATRA.
:, Cleopatra was very wicked woman.
She was prosecuted by Antony and died of
the blight OF an asp. or the prick of poison
GUS n98edie, ana then she found she had to
go to Rome in chains"
Moore's Sound the loud timbrel Ger
Egypts dark sea" was read, and the cause of
rejoicing explained, and the pupils were re-
quested to write the substance of the stanza
Moore has beautifully piticured in verse
now Jeoyah and his people escaped from
Eerro by crossing sea. He SAYS thus sound
the loud tymbal Jeovah has escaped from the
army OF Ferro by crossing the sea thus sep
aratlng themselves from Ferro and his army
by the sea; both men, horses and chariots
OF Ferro went down.
When the tempast sounded over the sea
the people cried Jeovah is free"
Charles Martel was famous for conquer
ing the Sarons and himself King. He was
the son of lPepip the first Colovian monach.
ne was calieQ by French name Charlem-
agne although he was not Frenchman.v
"Mohammed succeeded Charles Martel."
ACCOUNT OF MoHAMMED.
"Mohammed was born in the sacred CITY of
Mecca In the year $40. He did not 90 ouf in
to Public life until he was about 90 years of
age, he had always been rich merchant he
could neither read or write after his forthwith
Birthday he became christian and went To
the old communion of God. He fed July Is
ozz, ana DIED In 632 A. ID. Hegira was tn
MoNAsTERIEs.
son." WY -0'
What is the matter?"
II have looked out the word c-e-l-i-b-a-c-v
in the dictionary, and don't understand the
lesson; 1t says that some monks made VOW
OF cellbacy-that means that thew mustn't
get married-but I don't see how that could
pc, LOT 1t says they were of great value to the
land Tor Creading from the book they raised
men,"